This page is for the original release. For the remake, see Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake.
General information
- Official franchise Discord server
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
Demo
- A free demo is available here.
Monetization
Essential improvements
Patches
- This is an official patch which fixes issues with NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GPUs. Download it here.
- The executable file provided with this patch is totally DRM-free.
Skip intro videos
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Delete or rename video files[8]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Video.
- Delete or rename
Bink.int, Intro.int, nvidia.int, poplogo.int, and ubisoft.int.
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Skip loading screens
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Delete or rename video files
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Video.
- Delete or rename
POP_IN.int and POP_OUT.int.
- Download this blank video file and replace the original
Loading.int with it.
Notes
- This may cause a bug preventing the player from progressing in the first level.[9]
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Game data
Configuration file location
Save game data location
Video
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Use nemesis2000's Widescreen Fix (Hor+)[10]
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- Download the Widescreen Fix from here or from our mirror.
- Extract
pop.7z files to <path-to-game> (archive password: pop).
- Edit
<path-to-game>\pop.ini to set the desired resolution and FOV multiplier.
Notes
- Supported exe size: 4 280 320 bytes.
- If HUD appears cut off, disable
HUD_posX_auto in pop.ini.
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Use DxWnd[11]
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- Download and run DxWnd as administrator.
- Click on Edit, then Add.
- Set name to Prince of Persia - The Sands of Time.
- Set path to
<path-to-game>\pop.exe.
- Set launch to
<path-to-game>\PrinceOfPersia.exe.
- Set Acquire admin caps.
- Set Desktop for borderless fullscreen windowed.
- Click on DirectX tab, set DirectX9.
- Click OK, then File and Save.
- Run the game directly from DxWnd.
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Post-processing
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Disable bloom, blur and distortion
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Increase pixelated post-processing effects and water resolution
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- Use Peixoto's patch and enable Forced Resolution with Super Sampling set to Ceilx2 or Ceilx4.
Notes
- May require original executable. Steam version can be downgraded with Steamless.
- May be incompatible with overlays, like MSI Afterburner/RTSS and ReShade.
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Input
Audio
| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
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Effects, Music, and Voice sliders. |
| Surround sound |
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| Subtitles |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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| EAX support |
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EAX Unified (compatible with EAX 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0) |
| Royalty free audio |
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- May require DirectSound3D restoration software to enable EAX and surround sound functionality on Windows Vista and later.
Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| Czech |
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Retail only. Patch for digital release here. |
| French |
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| German |
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| Hungarian |
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Fan translation, download. |
| Italian |
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Retail, Steam and Ubisoft Connect only.
Patch for the GOG release here. |
| Polish |
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Retail only. Patch for digital release here. |
| Brazilian Portuguese |
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Fan translation. Download. |
| Russian |
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Retail and GOG only. Patch for other digital releases here. |
| Spanish |
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Retail, Steam and Ubisoft connect only. Patch for GOG release here. |
| Simplified Chinese |
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Retail only |
VR support
Issues fixed
Launcher not working
- Some Intel CPUs are erroneously recognized as “Pentium II”.
Run pop.exe from the game directory while the launcher is open[14]
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Enable Alt+F4
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Instructions
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- Download SuperF4, Install and run it.
- Press Ctrl+Alt+F4 simultaneously to exit the game.
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Alt+Tab not working
- After opening the game, pressing Alt+Tab ↹ does not return to the desktop.
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Before entering the game, open a folder or a TXT file and enter the game.
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Controller input not detected. Unable to use Power of Haste when using Controller
- Gamepads do not work on some systems.[15]
- The game also has sensitivity issues with diagonal input for XInput controllers. Running diagonally does not work because the game expects DirectInput values.
- XInput Controllers need the below fix to enable both triggers to work simultaneously to use The Power of Haste in the game.[16]
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Use XInput Plus[17]
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- Download and run XInput Plus.
- Set Target Program to
<path-to-game>\pop.exe.
- Go to the Sticks tab, then the Left Stick tab and set Rect Correction from
0 to 1.
- Go to the DirectInput tab and check Enable DirectInput Output.
- In the same tab, set LT/RT to
Button12/13.
- Click Apply and a DLL file will be installed to the game directory.
- Run the game and rebind triggers in the options.
Notes
- When pressing the Left Stick fully forward, the player might walk instead of running.
Go to Sticks tab, then Left Stick tab and reduce Saturation in 5% increments until rectified.
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Use Steam Input to map the Left trigger to the R key on keyboard
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Notes
- Only works if the R key is still set to rewind time on the keyboard.
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Use the Xbox button prompts
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- Copy
POPData.bf into the game directory and overwrite when prompted.
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Water effects not rendering
- When Water Effects are enabled, water does not render on certain modern systems, such as those employing Intel HD Graphics.
Disable Water Effects in the video settings
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Extreme amounts of fog
- Fixed in the GOG.com version.[18]
Disable Fog in the video settings
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Edit INI file[19]
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- Open
<path-to-game>\Hardware.ini.
- Change the following values as noted:
ForceVSFog=1InvertFogRange=0
- Save the file, then right-click on it and select Properties.
- Check Read-only and click OK.
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Missing interface
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Edit INI file[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game> and open Hardware.ini.
- Change the following value as noted:
CanStretchRect=1 to CanStretchRect=0
- Save the file, then right-click on it and select Properties.
- Check Read-only and click OK.
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Most of the dialogues have a low volume that makes them inaudible
- Appears to be an issue on modern systems only.
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Enable Loudness Equalization
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- Press ⊞ Win+R.
- Type
mmsys.cpl and press ↵ Enter.
- Under the Playback tab, double-click on
Speakers.
- Under the Enhancements tab, tick
Loudness Equalization and click OK.
- Adjust volume in the game sound settings, if needed.
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Prince stuck in attack motion / Game running too fast
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Use DxWnd
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Use the following configuration in DxWnd:
- Under the Compat. tab, tick
Set single core process affinity.
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Game engine runs fast / Prince's animations seem too fast
- Don't use RTSS. The prince is still fast.
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Enable V-Sync and set the refresh rate to 60Hz
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Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
9.0b |
[21] |
| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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Middleware
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Instructions
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- Download from official site or direct link or mirror.
- Extract all files to
<path-to-game>\Sound\ and run extract_and_convert_all.bat.
- As soon as it's finished, check the newly created
!audio folder.
Notes
- For further information, check the
README.txt file inside the archive.
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Instructions
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- Download and unzip the mod into a folder of choice.
- Run Peixoto's patch.
- Select
Prince of Persia - SOT in the list.
- Scroll down to Texture swapping and make sure the box is ticked.
- Select one of the proposed paths (VOKSI is the default selection).
- Copy the contents of the mod into both the
Dumps and Replacements folders.
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Mods
- This mod makes The Prince and Farah's appearance look like in the concept art.
System requirements
| Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
98SE, ME |
2000, XP |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium III 800 MHz
AMD Athlon 800 MHz |
Intel Pentium 4 1.2 GHz
AMD Athlon 1.2 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) |
256 MB |
512 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1.5 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 3
ATI Radeon 8500
Matrox Parhelia
DirectX 9.0b compatible
| Nvidia GeForce 4 Ti 4200
ATI Radeon 9500 |
| Sound (audio device) |
DirectX 8.0 compatible | |
- Nvidia GeForce 4 MX is not supported.
- GPUs without Hardware T&L are not supported.
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.[3][4][5][6] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References
